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Show . w A Mcrrv Thief. New York, Jan. T. Edgerton Robertson was arrested on December 1 1 for passing a worthless check. At the Leonard street police po-lice station it was learned that lie had on some clothes stolen from .Mr. R, 6. Irwin, of the Plant Investment company of No. IS West Twenty-third street, who lives at the St. James hotel. Just after he was robbed Mr. Irwin received the following frank and breezy letter from the thief: "You probably have missed several articles arti-cles from your room today. The fact Is, I took the liberty of borrowing them Indefinitely. Indefin-itely. By a strange coincidence, I happen to resemble you very closelj (am a trifle better looking, but will pass that), anil after you left your hotel this morning, 1 saw you safely to the. street, walked up and called for '15, please.' It took nerve, but nerve won in a canter and got the key. 1 went to your room,' tried on your ooat and vest. They fitted nicely: likewise your shoi s. We are evidently built on the same mold. 1 regret re-gret you omitted to leave your overcoat. Your head is a tritle smaller than mine, otherwise oth-erwise tlie mercury W ho brought your suitcase suit-case away would also have brought your hat. I consider you owe. me So for this. The day is so warm 1 also borrowed the better umbrella um-brella of the two. You WQU't mind, will you? I may have the pleasure ol meeting you in Savannah at omc near date, and in the meantime beg to subscribe myself, your most obedient - rvaut." "The Fellow That Looks Like Yor." |